2024 Football Roster
Roster
Kennedy, Jackson

Jersey Number 96
Jackson Kennedy
- Position:
- Kicker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 179
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Aldie, Va.
- High School:
- John Champe
- Prev School:
- Cornell
Bio
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse from Cornell in the summer of 2024 ... Spent the end of the 2024 season as Syracuse's starting placekicker ... Made 29-of-41 field goals across his collegiate career ... Punted 36 times for 1,419 yards (39.4 average) for Cornell, but has not attempted a punt at Syracuse.Â
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Took over as the team's placekicker for the final six games of the 2024 season ... Made 8-of-11 field goals and 25-of-26 PATs on the season ... Made his Syracuse debut vs. Virginia Tech (11/2), making one field goal and connecting on three of his four PAT attempts ... Made his only field goal attempt and all-four PATs against Boston College (11/9) ... Connected on all-four field goal attempts and three PATs in the win at Cal (11/16) ... Made a career-high six PATs in the win over Miami (11/30) ... Made 1-of-2 field goals and all five PATs in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023 at Cornell): Second Team All-Ivy League at both kicker and punter spots ... Made 14-of-19 field goal attempts including a career-long of 46 yards against Bucknell ... Conected on 16 PATs on the season ... Averaged 39.4 yards per punt, with eight of his 36 punts downed inside the 20 and seven going for 50+ yards.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022 at Cornell): Second Team All-Ivy placekicker ... Made 7-of-11 field goal attemptes and all-25 PATs ... Named Ivy League and National Special Teams Player of the Week after making a 45-yard field goal with less than two-minutes to go against Colgate.
Redshirt Year (2021 at Cornell): Did not appear in any games.
2020 at Cornell: Season canceled due to COVID.
High School: All-state kicker at John Champe High School ... All-league, all-district and all-region honoree as a senior ... Also ran track where he qualified for the state championships in six different events and was on relay teams that qualified for nationals ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Son of Richard and Sarah Kennedy ... Has an older sister, Mackenzie ... Father, Richard, played soccer at Navy.
Redshirt Junior Year (2024): Took over as the team's placekicker for the final six games of the 2024 season ... Made 8-of-11 field goals and 25-of-26 PATs on the season ... Made his Syracuse debut vs. Virginia Tech (11/2), making one field goal and connecting on three of his four PAT attempts ... Made his only field goal attempt and all-four PATs against Boston College (11/9) ... Connected on all-four field goal attempts and three PATs in the win at Cal (11/16) ... Made a career-high six PATs in the win over Miami (11/30) ... Made 1-of-2 field goals and all five PATs in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl vs. Washington State (12/27).
Redshirt Sophomore Year (2023 at Cornell): Second Team All-Ivy League at both kicker and punter spots ... Made 14-of-19 field goal attempts including a career-long of 46 yards against Bucknell ... Conected on 16 PATs on the season ... Averaged 39.4 yards per punt, with eight of his 36 punts downed inside the 20 and seven going for 50+ yards.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2022 at Cornell): Second Team All-Ivy placekicker ... Made 7-of-11 field goal attemptes and all-25 PATs ... Named Ivy League and National Special Teams Player of the Week after making a 45-yard field goal with less than two-minutes to go against Colgate.
Redshirt Year (2021 at Cornell): Did not appear in any games.
2020 at Cornell: Season canceled due to COVID.
High School: All-state kicker at John Champe High School ... All-league, all-district and all-region honoree as a senior ... Also ran track where he qualified for the state championships in six different events and was on relay teams that qualified for nationals ... Also played soccer.
Personal: Son of Richard and Sarah Kennedy ... Has an older sister, Mackenzie ... Father, Richard, played soccer at Navy.
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